24/17. Minutes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting held on 2nd May 2017

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Annual Parish Council meeting, held on 2nd May 2017 be confirmed as a correct record, and signed by Cllr Susman and adopted by the Council.

25/17. Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 2nd May 2017

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Ordinary Parish Council meeting, held on 2nd May 2017 be confirmed as a correct record, and signed by Cllr Susman and adopted by the Council.

26/17. Review of Action Plan from above meetings

The Action plan was NOTED.

27/17. Questions by residents of Shenley Parish

There were none

28/17. Reports of Committee, Members and Clerk

Rural Shenley Village Matters Delivery

The meeting NOTED that Shenley Village Matters is not delivered to all houses on the outskirts of Shenley. It was agreed where possible to get Dor 2 Dor to deliver and those that are more difficult to access; Cllr Susman said he would deliver to.

Pursley Field – Update

Cllr Susman said there was currently nothing to report.

The Clerk informed the meeting that Mr Harrington had offered to replace the broken bench outside the White Horse with a new bench in memory of his late father. The meeting all AGREED and thanked Mr Harrington for his offer.

Harris Lane/Rookery Field

The Clerk informed the meeting that Frank Coopers will be doing a site visit to locate the goal mouth sockets.

Cllr Susman informed the meeting that he had quotes for a basketball hoop with options for a dedicate surface or not. It was AGREED that those available would meet at Harris Lane Field on Wednesday 14th June at 9am to discuss possible location in Rookery Field.

Allotments

The meeting NOTED the next Allotment Committee meeting is on Tuesday 13th June.

Shenley Fete

Councillor Beaton informed the meeting the fete is very close now. However looking at next year there is a need for more volunteers. It was suggested that perhaps the Parish Council could have a greater involvement. It was agreed this would be discussed at a later date.

Future Initiative Events

The Clerk informed the meeting that the next Future Initiative Committee meeting is on Wednesday 19th July in The Hub, 7.30pm.

Media Committee

SVM is currently at the printers.

CSP

Nothing to report.

Police Update

The meeting NOTED were informed that they had been successful in securing funding for an SID in Shenley. Following a discussion it was AGREED the Clerk would go back to Tim Burt regarding changing the proposed direction of the camera.

Shenley Park Trust

The meeting were informed that a forward plan is being put together highlighting the key areas that need focusing on. There will be an open AGM in December as well as weekend surgeries run by the trustees in the tea rooms at the weekend from July.

Neighbourhood Plan

Cllrs Beaton and Gilligan updated the meeting following their meeting at Hertsmere Borough Council with Mark Silverman, Christine Lyons and Cllr Harvey Cohen. They were informed that Shenley will have to have more housing and there is the possibility of land being removed from the Green Belt to accommodate this. They were also informed that HBC’s draft local plan will be produced by this time next year. The meeting went on to discuss this in depth.

Village Sign

The meeting confirmed the sign design and requested that the cows be replaced with horses.

29/17. Correspondence

Receipt of the following correspondence was reported and noted:

30/17. Planning Applications

The following planning applications were before the meeting. The meeting AGREED that;

Subject to Hertsmere Borough Council taking into consideration any comments of neighbouring owners/occupiers, the Parish Council raises no objection to the following proposals.

Application No.

Address

Proposed Development

17/0962/FUL

36 Nell Gwynn Close, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9JA

Erection of two storey rear extension, enlargement of window to front elevation at first floor level and insertion of window to side elevation at ground floor level.

17/0961/HSE

47 North Avenue, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9DF

Erection of new front porch (retrospective application)

17/0861/HSE

13 Wayside, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9JN

Part conversion of garage to habitable room; erection of first floor side extension and part single, part two storey rear extension

17/0890/HSE

48 Harris Lane, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9EG

Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and rear extension.

17/0905/HSE

11 Southerton Way, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9LJ

Conversion of loft to habitable room to include three rear dormers and three front rooflights; erection of single storey rear infill extension.

With regards to

17/0955/HSE

Thatched Lodge, Green Street, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9BA

Demolition of existing garage and shed & erection of detached timber frame garage block with accommodation over to be used incidental to the main building

The Meeting OBJECTED To This On The Grounds That;

It is overdevelopment within the Green Belt

With regards to

17/0409/HSE

13 Ribston Close, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9JW

Erection of first floor front extension and new front porch; part single part two storey rear extension. Garage conversion and creation of front driveway. (part retrospective) (amended description to include retrospective works and amended plans received 26/4/2017)

The Meeting OBJECTED To This On The Grounds That;

It is overdevelopment

With regards to

17/0906/FUL

Church Of The Good Shepherd, Shenleybury, Shenley, Hertfordshire

Change of use of existing church hall to a nursery with associated internal alterations

The Meeting OBJECTED To This On The Grounds That;

It is the loss of a local amenity for the community.

With regards to

17/1040/FUL

Land Adjacent To 1 Black Lion Hill, Shenley Hertfordshire

Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a 4 bed detached dwelling with amenity space, parking access and associated works

The Meeting OBJECTED To This On The Grounds That;

It is totally out of character with the village

The proposed building is too dense.

With regards to

17/1038/FUL

9 Charrington Close, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9GZ

Erection of single storey rear extension

The Meeting OBJECTED To This On The Grounds That;

The permitted development rights were removed.

With regards to

*17/1065/HSE

6 Old Nursery Close, Shenley, Hertfordshire, WD7 9BA

Single storey rear extension to include part conversion of existing integral carport to habitable space.

The Meeting OBJECTED To This On The Grounds That;

The permitted development rights were removed.

(i)Other planning matters were noted, and

(ii)The council instructs the Clerk to advise Hertsmere Borough Council accordingly.

(*Denotes that at this point, the Council moved to discuss planning applications which had been brought to its attention at the meeting. They were proposed and seconded.)

31/17. Financial matters

Accounts for payment –May 2017 meeting

The following accounts for May 2017 meeting were received:

Payment To

Reason

Total Amount

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Annual Subscription

35.00

Petty Cash

Petty Cash

200.00

Banner Group

Printer cartridges

207.37

Mrs Amanda Leboff

XERO – monthly DD for monthly reports

26.40

Mrs Amanda Leboff

reimburse for expenses

75.36

John O’Conner Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance

87.00

Imagine Places

Working Party boxes

240.00

Came and Company

Increased insurance to cover gym equipment

26.62

Mrs Amanda Leboff

Reimburse for expenses

84.00

Mrs Amanda Leboff

Wages

1087.73

HMRC

Payment

212.58

E-ON

The Cage

8.05

HAPTC

Neighbourhood Plan training x 2

190.00

Ricoh

Staple cartridge for photocopier

60.00

Bob Gough

Grounds Maintenance

437.00

Fay Gough

Cleaning toilet, office

40.00

BT

Office phone and broadband

97.08

Shenley District and Horticultural Society

Grant

200.00

IAC Audit and Consultancy LTD

Internal Audit

456.00

TOTAL

3770.19

Following a proposal and seconder, it was:-

RESOLVED that the June 2017 meeting accounts totalling £3,770.19 be approved for payment.

Following a proposal and seconder, it was:-RESOLVED that the monthly budget monitoring report be approved

Following a proposal and seconder, it was:-RESOLVED that the monthly petty cash report be approved

Section 137 Grant Requests: –

There were none

The Council NOTED that the internal audit was carried out on 10th May 2017.

The Council NOTED andRECEIVED the Internal Auditor’s Internal Audit report for year ended 31st March 2017.